Worrier to Warrior Yoga Therapy
soothe an anxious body and mind and cultivate authentic confidence, strength, resilience and presence with countless evidence-based practices and practical skills. guided with compassion by your personal Certified yoga therapist, Lisa Dumas
“Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.” Tao Te Ching
Welcome to a resource intended to empower you with skills to befriend your body and mind and reconnect to authentic confidence and purpose. Please enjoy this robust selection of therapeutic experiences in varying lengths and themes. Explore movement, meditations, breath practices and much more to encourage increased presence, strength, balance and self-compassion.
November Live Practice:
Thursday, Nov 20th: 5:15-6:30pm PST- Metaphorical Movement
All Class Codes:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7774149357?pwd=OUNMT3U5NEJqbHNFZVdRVGVnT0NlUT09
Meeting ID: 777 414 9357
Passcode: 102313
*By choosing to practice online, you are acknowledging that you are making an informed choice that the activity is appropriate for you, assume all risk that may be associated and will take care of your body and mind throughout. There is never any demand in my guidance, only invitations and suggestions. Take what you need.
Browse or choose the class that is right for you, right now:
Length
15 Minutes | 30 Minutes | 45 minutes | 75 minutes
Attention
Full Body | Arms | Core | Hips | Legs | Upper Back
Intention
Calm | Balance | Invigorate
Summer Stillness
A standing warm up, leisurely sun salutes and a pause in a collection of standing postures make up this well rounded practice to encourage stillness for the mind and gratitude in the heart.
Sustainable Strength and Productive Rest
Expect an effective warm up to ready your body for a dynamic full body strengthen preparing you for a few restorative shapes and added breath techniques to energize, restore and balance.
Strong to Calm
60 minutes of practice with the intention to strengthen often weak areas like core, glutes and upper back and to work our muscles enough so they can relax deeply in preparation for a 15 minute meditation to strengthen presence and focus.
Mindful Movement and 15 Min Meditation
20 minutes of rhythmic movement prepares the body and mind for a 15 minute guided meditation featuring a balanced breath rate, focus on body sensations and a cultivation of a heart-centered emotion.
Twisting Into Relaxing
Rejuvenate and restore through joint rotation, twisted postures and core work, attention to the releasing , grounding exhale and finally deeply rest in 4 restorative shapes.
Unwinding Tension
Deep releasing breaths followed by a sequence that warms up with joint rotations and invites core strengthening twists and rotated standing postures to release tension, support digestion and calm the mind.
Both Sides Now
A 75 minute dynamic experience that begins with a centering practice including scanning each side of the body and mental alternate nostril breath to encourage focused calm. The sequence features mobilizing, strengthening and stretching the side seams of the body including the hips.
Reigniting a Morning Routine
In this workshop, I share my current therapeutic morning rituals including gratitude, joint mobility, meditation, dynamic movement, a brief sequence with weights and balancing imagery.
Honour Your Energy
The movement in this class is presented in stages, it's your choice how far you want to go as you are invited to honour the level of energy present for you in this moment. May this full body practice serve to enhance and balance, rather than deplete your vitality.
Step Strongly into Intentions
Inspire yourself walking into a new day, week or month with an invitation to create authentic intentions and hold them powerfully with a practice that is strengthening for our legs and our ability to stand strong and walk with purpose.
Present and Open
This class frees the hip flexors and front of the body to counter long bouts of sitting while preparing us for a focus-enhancing balancing posture; "Dancer" pose. A great one for cultivating present -centered awareness and strength!
October Workshop- A Fiery Practice
Inspired by some of some of the origins of Halloween, this practice uses imagery of fire for meditation and a core-centered physical practice. You'll also be invited to offer your practice to an ancestor or a loved one who has passed on. Lots of inspiration in this experience!
Morning Uplift and Ease
Begin with an enlivening standing warmup to energize after a night's sleep, then explore full body strengthening and a few moments of restoration to close.
Deep Presence & Reconnection
A gentle and restoring 30 minute seated and standing practice offering practical skills like mindfulness, movement and a breath technique intended to soothe your nervous system and bring you home to yourself.
Rhythmic to Relaxed
A gentle standing sequence intended to center the mind and calm the body. Explore the connection of feet on the ground, of a pause to feel the present moment and a restful breath technique to further soothe your systems.
A Study in Balance
Inspired by the autumnal equinox and its equal balance of night and day, this practice explores the concept of balancing our inner sun and moon energy through hatha yoga (ha-sun, tha-moon). Expect postures that merge both sides of the body and engaging balancing poses.
Grounded and Safe Meditation
A 20 minute meditation intended to be received from a supine (lying down) position. Get comfortable and enjoy this body scan and breath technique inviting you to connect with the support beneath you.
Heart-Centered Yang/Yin
A practice that invites stronger movements before luxuriating in restoring postures with a focus on freeing the areas of the upper back and the chest, which can be symbolically thought of as the spiritual heart.
Ground to Grow
A practice to mark a new month's beginning. An invitation to create intentions for September followed by a profoundly grounding flow to plant what we intend to cultivate in this season of transition.
Yoga from a Chair
A full body warm up and flow from a chair when this style of practice is more therapeutic than being on the floor.